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The Great Eastern News Company Ltd. was initially published out of Bentley's home but a press was acquired in 1978 and the company moved into a new building. A year later the format changed to a tabloid and began publishing six days a week as
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to incorporate colour; on October 2, 1988 it became the first paper in the region to publish a Sunday edition. Under NCC ownership, the tendency for sensational coverage was tempered as the paper became more mainstream.
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A total of 92 staff members from the newsroom, circulation department, and printing plant were given severance packages based upon 2 weeks salary per year of employment with the newspaper. The Halifax edition of
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gained a controlling interest in the paper and complete ownership in 1987 which resulted in a move to Dartmouth. The paper was subsequently redesigned and a press upgrade made it one of the first papers in
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GTC Transcontinental redesigned the paper in 2003, maintaining the tabloid format and relocated it from Dartmouth to downtown Halifax.
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The connection to Bedford-Sackville was maintained with a weekly insert dedicated to the suburban area in which it was founded.
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would cease publication effective immediately, citing declining advertising revenue and circulation subscriptions.
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The paper offered an internet edition using Zinio which allowed readers to view the actual hardcopy layout online.
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is credited with being the first Canadian newspaper (and one of the first in the world) to have an online edition.
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has rehired 20 staff members while other staff may be placed with GTC Transcontinental newspapers elsewhere in
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On February 11, 2008, GTC Transcontinental executives made a surprise announcement to staff and readers that
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TV station, however this ended on August 9, 2002 when the paper was sold to
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in what was termed the biggest media deal in Canadian history.
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Halifax, Nova Scotia
David Bentley
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